Macropis Panzer

Gibbs, Jason, Ascher, John S., Rightmyer, Molly G. & Isaacs, Rufus, 2017, The bees of Michigan (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), with notes on distribution, taxonomy, pollination, and natural history, Zootaxa 4352 (1), pp. 1-160 : 121

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scientific name	Macropis Panzer
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Genus Macropis Panzer View in CoL View at ENA

Taxonomy: Michez & Patiny (2005); Mitchell (1960)

Biology. Solitary oil-collecting specialists on Lysimachia (see Cane et al. 1983).

Cane, J. H., Eickwort, G. C., Wesley, F. R. & Spielholz, J. (1983) Foraging, grooming and mate-seeking behaviors of Macropis nuda (Hymenoptera, Melittidae) and use of Lysimachia ciliata (Primulaceae) oils in larval provisions and cell linings. American Midland Naturalist, 110, 257 - 264. https: // doi. org / 10.2307 / 2425267

Michez, D. & Patiny, S. (2005) World revision of the oil-collecting bee genus Macropis Panzer 1809 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Melittidae) with a description of a new species from Laos. Annales de la Societe entomologique de France, New Series, 41, 15 - 28. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00379271.2005.10697439

Mitchell, T. B. (1960) Bees of the Eastern United States: volume I. N. C. Agricultural Experimental Station Technical Bulletin, 141, 1 - 538.